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UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

WILLIAM H. HENDRIOK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE N. O. NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TABLE, SINK, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,005, dated March 20, 1894.

Application filed December 1892' Serial No. 454,196- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. HENDRIOK, of St. Louis, Missouri, have made a new and useful Improvement in Tables, Sinks, and Analogous Structures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The improvement under consideration is adapted to various forms of construction requiring or involving the use of legs to support a table top or similar superstructure. It is especially useful in sinks Whose tops are composed mainly of slabs of marble, slate, or other'stone, and which require to be joined not only securely but also in a style in accordance with the modern standard of plumbing work. But as they are supplied to the trade the slabs in question not infrequently vary more or less in thickness, being, by a thirty=second, a sixteenth, or even a larger portion, of an inch, thicker or thinner than is the normal slab which the leg is supposed to receive. Difficulty is thus experienced in neatly, strongly, and readily fitting and uniting the parts in question, one method being to extend the leg, at its upper end, in the form of an angularly-shaped part which receives and incloses the adjoining ends of the skirts, which unitedly constitute the lower portion of the top corner, and which extends above the skirts and at its top is shaped to support the slab, which constitutes the upper surface of the table, and also having means for becoming interlocked, in a lateral direc tion-, with the slab, thereby enabling the slab to act also as a tie in binding together the skirts and the leg. No provision however being made for skirts of different thicknesses the skirt-slabs require to be of one size and to be mitered together, and the slab above the skirts must be carefully fitted to the interlocking portion of the leg-extension, and also must be secured at its opposite edge to the wall, of the room or other fixture, in order that it may serve to properly tie the parts together. The difficulty referred to is overcome, and a desirable support and finish for a superstructure such as under consideration obtained, by means of the present improvement, which consists more especially in the special construction at the upper end of the leg, and the mode of combining it with the skirts, substantially as is hereinafter set forth and claimed, aided by the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in

which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the improved leg; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the leg applied to a table or sink, only that portion of the table or sink which is immediately connected with the leg is shown, and the view includes the outside plates or attachments which are employed to give a finish to, and to protect the corner of the superstructure; Fig. 3 a top view of the upper portion of the leg; Fig. 4a section on the line 4. of Fig. 2; Figs. 5 and 6 front elevations of the finishplates which are applied to the skirts at their point of meeting; Fig. 7 a view in perspective, upon a reduced scale, showing a corner portion of the table or sink with the leg applied thereto; Figs. 8 and 9 horizontal sections on the line 4.4 of Fig. 2 showing the modes of connecting the skirts of varying thicknesses; and Fig. 10 a view illustrating a modification of the finish plates, the view being in horizontal section.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

The leg, A, saving that portion which is involved in carrying out the improvement may be as desired. It has a base portion, b, of suitable shape for the adjoining ends of the skirts to rest upon, and it has an upright portion, 1), which rises part way the height of the skirts and having two faces, b b against which the skirts are respectively placed. That is, the portion b comes, when the parts are put together, upon the inside of the skirts, G D, as indicated in Figs. 4, 8, and 9. The skirts are usually plain, flat slabs, made square at the end, and in placing them in position the end of one, say the side skirt 0, abuts against the inner side of the front skirt D, and they are fastened in position by bolting them to the upright portion, 1), of the leg, the skirt 0 being secured to the face 12 andthe'skirt D, being secured to the face I), thereof, substantially as shown. The top or slab E simply rests upon the skirts, being held in place by reason of its gravity. It has no other direct support and is not connected,

withthe leg.

F G represent attachments which are desirable to use, more especially in that they impart afinish to the structure, and also serve to guard the corner of the top against abrasion. They are not intended as supports, either vertically or laterally, for the skirts, nor do they serve in any manner to support the slab, and in practice they are not extended to meet it, being arranged with relation thereto substantially as is indicated in Fig. 2. The slabs C, D, as well as the faces b are suitably perforated to receive the bolts II, I, respectively, which are the preferable means for fastening the skirts and leg together, and the plates, F, G, are slotted, substantially as shown at f, g, to receive any suitable means for securing them in position. Although it is not essential to employ the same means which are used to unite the skirts to the leg I preferably employ the same bolts II, I, which are employed for the purpose, as thereby the cost of additional fastenings is obviated.

The plates, F, G, are of any suitable shape and style consistent with their purpose. The forms and styles shown are considered desirable ones. The plate F is a flat one, and it is applied to the outerface of the side skirt and, in the present instance, the plate laps upon the end of the front skirt. It might however extend only to the end of the side skirt. The plate G is applied to the outer face of the front skirt and, in the present instance, it is extended around upon the end of the front skirt, and its extension is thick ened or made to project substantially as shown. The extension may have any preferred shape. The two plates, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, 9, and 10, are arranged to meet each other, to jointly provide a continuous guard or finish for the corner of the tabletop, to which end the two plates may be variously relatively shaped, extended, or arranged.

In Fig. 10 the two plates F, G, are shown in one piece. The making of the bolt-perforations in the form of the described slots f, g, is to provide for the described different thicknesses of slabs, as thereby, whether the skirts, or either thereof, happen to be slightly thicker or thinner, the plates can be adjusted to jointly closely fit them. If, for instance, and as indicated in Fig. 8, the skirts are thinner, the plates F, G, are nearer the leg-portion b, and the plates and bolts are relatively adjusted to bring the bolts at or toward the inner ends of the slots, and, if the front skirt is thicker than the side skirt, as shown in the full lines, the front plate, G, is adjusted to suit the lesser thickness of the side skirt, and in consequence the bolt I comes at or toward the inner end of the slot g, but the bolt H is not so near the inner end of the slot f. And, if the skirts are thicker, the plates are farther from the leg-portion b, and the plates and bolts are relatively adjusted to bring the bolts at or toward the outer ends. of the plateslots, as in Fig. 9. Other adjustments of the plates F, G, for the purpose and in the manner described, are obvious. In this manner the same setof plates F, G, and without change can be made to serve for several thicknesses of skirts. The slab, not being interlocked with the skirts or leg, or any part connected with the leg, can without any special preparation,be readily ad- 3' usted, by simply slippingit horizontally upon the skirts, to bring it into its proper position, with relation to the skirts and the leg. Thus the work of a plumber in setting upasink or table is materially lessened by means of the improvement under consideration; the skirts, I

in respect to thickness, do not require alteration; a strong, staunch construction is obtained; and any preferred corner appliance can be easily attached. It should also be observed that as the top slab, E, is not dependent upon the leg for its immediate support it becomes unnecessary to fit the skirts, as to height, to any special dimension.

An advantage derived from making the plates F, G, in two separate parts rather than in the form of a single part, as in Fig. 10, is the plates can, if desired, be spaced slightly apart from each other, something occasionally needed with special thicknesses of skirts. In the illustration here given of the improved construction the side skirt is shown abutting against the inner face of the front skirt. This arrangement may be reversed; the side skirt may be extended and the end of the front skirt may be adapted to abut against its inner face. Although it is desirable it is not, with the present improved construction, essential that the abutting surfaces of the skirts shall be in contact With each other. Any other standard adapted for carrying out the present improvement can be used in place of the portion 1), of the leg, although I prefer the particular form shown. The plates F, G, also serve as washers for the skirt-bolts II, I, respectively and thus enable the bolts to hold the skirts more effectively. So far as the plates, F, G, serving to impart a finish to the structure is concerned it is not essential that they be independent of any direct connection with the leg.

I claim-- 1. In a table, or analogous device, the leg A, having a base portion 11, of suitable shape for the adjoining ends of the skirts to rest upon, and an upright portion having faces 5 b combined with the skirts O. D, and the attachments F, G, said skirts and faces being perforated and said attachments being slotted, and the bolts H and I, passing through said perforations and slots, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a table, sink, or analogous structure, the combination of the leg having the standard, the top skirts, and the exterior finishplates, said skirts being fastened to saidstandard, and each of said finish plates being slotted as described and secured laterally to said made and all combined in the manner and for. 10 the purposes set forth.

Witness my hand this 26th day of N ovem ber, 1892.

WILLIAM H. HENDRIOK.

Witnesses:

C. D. MOODY, EDWARD W. FARRELL. 

